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check out

check out


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb leave hotel: to pay the bill and leave a hotel or other place
We'll be checking out later this morning.

2. intransitive verb leave: to leave a particular place or person ( informal )

3. intransitive verb die: to die ( slang )

4. transitive verb investigate something: to establish that something is correct or valid ( informal )
The date is probably 1961. Check it out, will you?

5. transitive verb evaluate and qualify pilot: to instruct, evaluate the performance of, and then qualify a pilot to fly a specific type of aircraft
She's been checked out to fly helicopters.

6. transitive verb take a look at something: to visit a place briefly to get information about it ( informal )
Let's check out the new pizza place on 44th Street.

7. intransitive verb be proved true: to prove after investigation to be correct or valid
If the DNA checks out, he's our man.

8. transitive verb withdraw: to withdraw an item from a place and register its withdrawal, especially to take a book or other item out of a library on loan
A maximum of three books may be checked out.

9. transitive and intransitive verb pay in supermarket: to pay for something in a supermarket
When I went to check out, I realized I'd left my purse in the car.

10. transitive verb take money for goods at supermarket: to calculate and take payment from a customer in a supermarket
This person's in a hurry, so do you mind if I check her out first?

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